Haadibadi

"Caste intercepts every aspect of life. It is ubiquitous within the learning process. It creates distinctions among students and deprives them of equal opportunities to learn. The remedial measures against caste discrimination in higher education appear completely insufficient and impotent. There is a need for social reforms in academic institutions and all stakeholders involved must be sensitised to eliminate biases and prejudices."

Moogetu, a play written by Ravikiran Rajendran unravels the everyday in the departments, classrooms and academia through Divya and Roopa's voice.

On the occasion of Buddha Poornima - 5th April join us at Khali Ranga to the rehearsed reading of the new play Moogetu written by Ravikiran Rajendran.

ಎರಡನೆಯ ಕೊರೋನ ನಂತರದ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊರಗುಳಿದ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕುರಿತ ಚರ್ಚೆ, ಅವರನ್ನು ಲೈಬ್ರರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಹಾದಿಬದಿ ಕಮ್ಯುನಿಟಿ ಲೈಬ್ರರಿಯ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಈ ಕಿರು ಚಿತ್ರ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡಿತು. ನಮ್ಮ ಸುತ್ತಲ ಕತೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಾಟಕ, ಬರವಣಿಗೆ ಹಾಗು ಕತೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಭಿಯಕ್ತಿಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದು ಮೊದಲನೆಯದು. ಸಿಜಿಕೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ರಂಗೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಿರುಚಿತ್ರ ‘ಚಕ್ರವ್ಯೂಹ'ದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವಿದೆ.

Days post 2nd COVID had kept countless children out of schools and classrooms and there is no telling how many have not returned yet. The combined political, economic and health crisis combined to keep the children from marginalised communities away from school. It is in an attempt to engage with our young members during these times from Haadibadi Community Library that made its first short film Chakravyuha directed by Ravikiran Rajendran. It is being screened in the CGK National Theatre Festival. Look forward to seeing you join us.

Our Short Film Chakravyuha is screened at HN Multimedia Auditorium today at National College, Basavanagudi as part of the 17th All India CITU Conference 2023. Earlier it was shortlisted as part of TAKE TEN initiative by Netflix India and Film Companion. Come join us for the screening if you are around.

ನಮ್ಮ ಕಿರು ಚಿತ್ರ ಚಕ್ರವ್ಯೂಹ ಇಂದು ಸಂಜೆ ಎಚ್ ಎನ್ ಮಲ್ಟಿಮೀಡಿಯ ಸಭಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ 17ನೇ ಆಖಿಲ ಭಾರತ CITU ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಮೊದಲು ಇದೇ ಚಿತ್ರವು ನೆಟ್ ಫ್ಲಿಕ್ಸ್ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಹಾಗೂ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಕಂಪಾನಿಯನ್ ಅವರ ಆಯೋಜನೆಯ ಟೇಕ್ ಟೆನ್ ಗೆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಬನ್ನಿ ಇಂದಿನ ಸ್ಕ್ರೀನಿಂಗ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗೋಣ.

A new chapter. We are excited to announce a journey to add to the successful journey of Haadibadi Community Library in Roopena Agrahara, Bangalore. We are opening a new branch in Hongasandra in association with FEDINA. It is agreat joy to be collaborating with FEDINA who have worked with both organised and unorganised labourers over the years including garment workers, domestic workers among others. Come join us in the celebration. It is happening on 17th July, Sunday at Karmika Kendra, Hongasandra, Bangalore.


Fedina Free Libraries Network - FLN

Introducing Kathe Katte series, curated for children.✨💛

Have you been to a library? Do you like reading books? Do you remember walking in to a library for the first time and been taken by what it offers or wondered at the people in silence reading, lost in the doorway of multiverse of stories? Do you have memory of having a library in school? The most studious types, the ones in search of many worlds through stories, love birds seeking some space, students who have found solace in the library until a time they eventually have to return home/hostel there are multitude experiences of what one has of a library. In some lives libraries simply have never existed at all.

Haadibadi Community Library is looking forward to documenting your experience of having access - or the lack of it - to libraries. Please take these few minutes in helping us understand, document, and collect the details of library in our lives. The form is given below:

https://forms.gle/MsumeyKhmjoz8zR9A

Ravikiran Rajendran from Haadibadi, told TOI that children, mostly from labourer's communities, were excited to return to the library after the pandemic. “We are trying to build a readers' community in a community of underprivileged population. Throughout the pandemic, we have tried to keep the children in touch with reading through reading aloud on phone, and even allowing them to visit the library whenever it is safe," Read up the entire article with the link http://toi.in/CHCwhZ/a31ga8 💛